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Thriller about a group of strangers in an out-of-the-way eatery who become the first line of defense when God, believing the human race is no longer worthy of Him, decides to end its existence. Cast:Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Tenney, Charles S. DuttonDirector:Scott StewartRelease Date:January 22, 2010DVD Release:May 11, 2010From:Screen GemsRating:RLength:1 hr. 40 min.
Legion played to poor reviews. • Clark Collis wrote in Entertainment Weekly, "A dull horror movie.... after a brisk start, the script turns out to be a rough and humorless beast slouching its way towards utter ludicrousness." • And Roger Moore wrote in the Orlando Sentinel, "Profane, profanely silly and blasphemous to beat the band... begins well before plunging into the abyss of tedium." More Reviews Below...
Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: FAIR(cg) "A dull horror movie.... after a brisk start, the script turns out to be a rough and humorless beast slouching its way towards utter ludicrousness."(See all of Clark Collis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 182 words, 01/29/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...flat-footed storytelling hobble a talented cast... a short scene in heaven looks as if it were filmed on the set of a community college Shakespeare production."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 320 words, 01/23/10
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...even if you overlook the lousy lighting, awkward editing, and uneven acting, there's so much talking -- and so little story -- that your mind is likely to wander."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 427 words, 01/23/10
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...tired, loud, dumb... Movies as ludicrous as 'Legion' pull back from all-out camp at their own peril.... they make noise rather than raise hairs..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 412 words, 01/23/10
Bruce DeMara, Toronto Star: POOR(cg) "...melds the conventions of traditional Christian theology with standard horror film mythology to give us a thriller so queasily bad that it is clearly beyond redemption."(See all of Bruce DeMara's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 432 words, 01/23/10
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...has decent acting, serviceable if familiar visual effects, a few jump-in-your-seat moments... But the down time between action scenes is deadly dull..."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 01/20/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The lean first hour has the resourceful feel of great 80s pulp... director and co-writer Scott Stewart awkwardly overreaches by cribbing from every imaginable source..."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 261 words, 01/21/10
Tom Russo, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "...a tale of pulpy biblical proportions... there's suitable apocalypse-deliberating gravitas and melancholy, accompanied by - hell, yeah - fight moves..."(See all of Tom Russo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 470 words, 01/23/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR "...has decent acting, serviceable if familiar visual effects, a few jump-in-your-seat moments... But the down time between action scenes is deadly dull..."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 01/20/10
Zak Jason, Boston Phoenix: POOR(cg) "God is fed up with all the bullshit.... He smites us with flies and mutated humans... it all fades to exploding stomachs and the Archangel Gabriel's chainsaw."(See all of Zak Jason's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 158 words, 01/28/10
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: POOR(cg) "...a cartoonishly grim supernatural thriller that could stand a lot less talk and a lot more thrills.... consists of excruciatingly torpid, pause-filled speeches..."(See all of Tasha Robinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 421 words, 01/22/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The lean first hour has the resourceful feel of great 80s pulp... director and co-writer Scott Stewart awkwardly overreaches by cribbing from every imaginable source..."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 261 words, 01/21/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...flat-footed storytelling hobble a talented cast... a short scene in heaven looks as if it were filmed on the set of a community college Shakespeare production."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 320 words, 01/23/10
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...tired, loud, dumb... Movies as ludicrous as 'Legion' pull back from all-out camp at their own peril.... they make noise rather than raise hairs..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 412 words, 01/23/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...surprisingly involving... the admirably straight-faced performances by well-cast lead players provide just enough counterbalance to sustain aud curiosity and sympathy."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 851 words, 01/22/10
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a ridiculous piece of hokum that is far more fun than it has a right to be.... Scott Stewart has provided enough stylish finesse to make the proceedings a real hoot."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 431 words, 01/22/10
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...tired, loud, dumb... Movies as ludicrous as 'Legion' pull back from all-out camp at their own peril.... they make noise rather than raise hairs..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 412 words, 01/23/10
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...flat-footed storytelling hobble a talented cast... a short scene in heaven looks as if it were filmed on the set of a community college Shakespeare production."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 320 words, 01/23/10
18.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Legion's reviews are separated by an average 18.5 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Legion (15 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Legion's reviews cover 23.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 5,295 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 353 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 4 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Legion's reviews on average broke 4 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Legion's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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